Key statistics
- Ranked Practice Areas
- 21
- Awards Won
- 11
- Ranked Lawyers
- 51
- Male:Female Ratio of Ranked Lawyers
- 45:6
Firm summary
Lee & Ko is a Domestic: Multi-practice firm in South Korea.
In 2023, the firm was recognised in 21 practice area(s) and 51 of its practitioner(s) were accredited.
In the same year, Lee & Ko was nominated for 77 awards, of which it won 11.
This information is based on aggregated legal ranking and awards data from the world’s market-leading legal publications. Legal Media 360’s sentiment index methodology can be viewed here.
Rankings
within South Korea
Practice Area Subcategory | BAND | No. of rankings | Ave. Band | Table | |
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Antitrust and competition | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.3 | View full ranking table | |
Banking and finance | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Capital markets | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Corporate and M&A | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Dispute resolution | |||||
Arbitration | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.3 | View full ranking table | |
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Insurance | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Intellectual property | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Patent litigation | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Patent prosecution | BAND 2 | 2 | 2.5 | View full ranking table | |
Trademark enforcement and litigation | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Trademark prosecution | BAND 2 | 2 | 2.5 | View full ranking table | |
Labour and employment | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 4 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Private equity | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Project development | |||||
Including energy and infrastructure | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Real estate | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.3 | View full ranking table | |
Restructuring and insolvency | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.0 | View full ranking table | |
Shipping | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.5 | View full ranking table | |
Tax | |||||
General | BAND 1 | 3 | 1.3 | View full ranking table | |
Technology, media, telecoms | |||||
General | BAND 2 | 2 | 2.0 | View full ranking table | |
White collar crime | |||||
Disputes | BAND 1 | 2 | 1.0 | View full ranking table |
Deals/Case awards
Total nominations-to-win ratio
28:5
Award | Nomination(s) | Win(s) |
---|---|---|
Banking and finance - Project finance | ||
Busan Geoje PPP Project project pinancing | 1 | 0 |
E Mart acquisition financing | 1 | 0 |
Incheon-Gimpo Expressway project financing | 1 | 0 |
Largest greenfield infrastructure PPP transaction | 1 | 1 |
Capital markets - Debt | ||
Bukopin /IFC social bonds sale | 1 | 0 |
Hyundai Capital Services GMTN programme | 1 | 0 |
LG Chem's 2026 and 2031 notes due | 1 | 0 |
POSCO zero coupon green convertible bonds | 1 | 0 |
Capital markets - Equity | ||
Aphrodite Acquisition Holdings / Hugel acquisition | 1 | 0 |
Megazone Cloud Corporation Series C shares issuance | 1 | 0 |
POSCO zero coupon green convertible bonds | 1 | 0 |
Samsung BioLogics / Biogen Therapeutics share sale | 1 | 0 |
SK Battery $1 billion green bonds offering | 1 | 0 |
Corporate and M&A - General | ||
Aphrodite Acquisition Holdings / Hugel acquisition | 1 | 0 |
Jungheung Group / Daewoo E&C sale | 1 | 0 |
Macquarie Korea Asset Management / Deokyang Co. $600 million acquisition | 1 | 0 |
Match Group / Hyperconnect | 1 | 0 |
Samsung BioLogics / Biogen Therapeutics share sale | 1 | 0 |
Starbucks Coffee Korea S$2 billion controlling stake sale | 1 | 0 |
General business law - General | ||
KEPCO unlawful dispatch case | 1 | 1 |
Novartis International patent infringement suit | 1 | 1 |
Sampyo Group safety litigation | 1 | 1 |
Private equity - General | ||
Affinity Equity Partners / JobKorea | 1 | 0 |
Real estate - General | ||
Emart's Headquarters acquisition and redevelopment | 1 | 0 |
Logistics Center forward purchase | 1 | 0 |
Lotte World Tower & Mall 25% interest sale | 1 | 0 |
Technology, media and telecoms - General | ||
Delivery Hero / Yogiyo sale | 1 | 1 |
Delivery Hero Korea acquisition | 1 | 0 |
Firm awards
Total nominations-to-win ratio
49:6
Award | Nomination(s) | Win(s) |
---|---|---|
Jurisdiction | ||
Banking and finance | 2 | 0 |
Banking and financial services | 1 | 0 |
Capital markets | 1 | 0 |
Construction | 2 | 0 |
Copyright | 1 | 0 |
Corporate and M&A | 1 | 0 |
Dispute resolution | 3 | 1 |
Energy and natural resources | 2 | 0 |
Financial and corporate | 1 | 0 |
Firm of the year | 2 | 1 |
Infrastructure | 1 | 0 |
Insurance | 2 | 0 |
Intellectual property | 2 | 0 |
Intellectual property - Patent | 2 | 0 |
Intellectual property - Trademark | 1 | 1 |
Intellectual property - Transactions | 1 | 1 |
Japan practice | 1 | 1 |
Labour and employment | 2 | 0 |
Real estate | 1 | 0 |
Regulatory | 2 | 1 |
Restructuring and insolvency | 2 | 0 |
Shipping | 1 | 0 |
South Korea practice | 1 | 0 |
Tax | 2 | 0 |
Technology, media, telecoms | 1 | 0 |
Transactional firm of the year | 1 | 0 |
Practice management | ||
Environmental, social and corporate governance | 1 | 0 |
Pro Bono | 1 | 0 |
Regional | ||
Construction - Disputes | 1 | 0 |
Dispute resolution | 1 | 0 |
Dispute resolution - Arbitration | 1 | 0 |
Firm of the year | 1 | 0 |
Investment funds | 1 | 0 |
Regulatory - Disputes | 1 | 0 |
Tax - Disputes | 1 | 0 |
Technology, media, telecoms | 1 | 0 |
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